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Sound science key to getting it right on aquifers, says House Natural Resources chairman

In the past, brackish aquifer groundwater has been deemed unusable, and science surrounding desalination of such water could change that – but it’s important to pay attention to that science moving forward, said House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Allan Ritter.

“A key part that is sound science. This is an asset that we can manage,” Ritter said in reference to the aquifers. “We can manage it if we give these entities the tools to manage it, but if you don’t have sound science, then what are you playing with? How do you manage what you don’t know?”

Asked later if bad science was an issue, Ritter said not really – he’s just firing a shot across the bow, a pre-emptive comment (and not the first time he’s made it) as the science starts catching up.

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